Vs. Boston 7-0 loss Mar. 24, 2011

Only 2 players with grades above 60 in brutal loss

The Montreal Canadiens recorded their lowest overall mark of the season in a 7-0 loss to the Boston Bruins. The Habs lost a record-number of puck battles, while players' grades were low enough to drop the team's season average by a full percentage-point.


Team averages by period

The Canadiens were well below average in every category except for successful dump-ins. They were 7 percentage-points below average in offensive-zone puck-battles, eleven points below average when attempting to skate the puck into the offensive-zone, and 10 percentage-points below average in defensive-zone puck battles.

METRIC	AFTER 1ST	AFTER 2ND	TM WIN%	METRIC
%OZPBW	61	53	50	%OZPBW
%SKI +	82	70	68	%SKI +
%DI+	92	84	83	%DI+
%DZPBW	59	54	50	%DZPBW
%NZPBW	52	53	54	%NZPBW

Individual percentage by metric

Lars Eller was the top forward in the neutral-zone; winning 63% of his offensive-zone puck-battles, while Benoit Pouliot had the lowest winning-percentage in the offensive-zone (38%)

Andrei Kostitsyn was successful all 7 times he attempted to skate the puck into the offensive-zone. Mike Cammalleri was successful with only 20% of his attempts to skate into the offensive-zone.

Paul Mara had his toughest night in the defensive-zone. Number 22 won only 23% of his defensive-zone puck-battles, while the usually solid Hal Gill won only 45% of his DZPBs.

Brian Gionta, Travis Moen and James Wisniewski were brutal in the neutral-zone. All 3 players won only 33% of their neutral-zone puck-battles.

	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TEAM TOT
%OZPBW		55	40			56	52	67	50		75		44			50	42		38	45				100	50	63			%OZPBW	50
%SKI +		86	20				50		67		100		100			100	100		33	100					100	50			%SKI +	68
%DI+		88	100			100	100	100	83		75		75			100	67		100						100	33			%DI+	83
%DZPBW		30	47			53	64	23	60		47		25			67	50		63	29				45	56	69			%DZPBW	50
%NZPBW		55	50			33	33	75	33		80		50			67	50		67	50				100	100	40			%NZPBW	54
	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TEAM TOT

Team averages for faceoffs by situation and zone

Montreal's struggled with even-strength faceoffs. They were 18% below their season average for faceoffs in the defensive-zone, and an incredible 20 % below average for faceoffs in the offensive-zone

METRIC	AFTER 1ST	AFTER 2ND	TM WIN%	METRIC
%DZFOW	50	29	33	%DZFOW
%DZPKFOW	50	60	60	%DZPKFOW
%OZPPFOW	60	60	58	%OZPPFOW
%OZFOW	14	31	27	%OZFOW

Individual average for faceoffs by zone

An easier way of explaining the Habs ineptitude in the faceoff circle is to say that only 2 players on the entire roster were able to win any defensive or offensive-zone even-strength faceoff the entire game.

		11	13	14	15		21		32	34			46		51	52	53		57	58	63	67				81	94			TEAM TOT
%DZFOW				0												0				67						50			%DZFOW	33
%DZPKFOW				75																0									%DZPKFOW	60
%OZPPFOW		88		0																0									%OZPPFOW	58
%OZFOW		50	0	50													0		0	0						0			%OZFOW	27
		11	13	14	15		21		32	34			46		51	52	53		57	58	63	67				81	94			TEAM TOT

Individual and team averages for point-shots through / blocked

 The Habs were only able to get 46% of their point-shots through to the net; sixteen percentage-points below their season average.

		11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94			TEAM TOT
%PS THRU				0		100					50	50	0					0							100				%PS THRU	46
		11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94			TEAM TOT

Individual grades by period

 Despite gaining 31 percentage-points over the final 2 periods, Jeff Halpern still finished with the team's lowest-grade; number 15 came back from injury and ended the third with a grade of 0. Hal Gill also ended the first with a record low grade (11), but improved that by 35% over the final 2 frames. Andrei Kostitsyn had the biggest drop; ending the game 29 points lower than his total after 1 period.

PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31
AFTER 1ST		52	44	50	0	73	75	50	69		60		78			71	38	33	70	55				11	74	63
AFTER 2ND		53	47	53	18	62	74	48	59		71		61			65	42	44	65	45				43	67	57
GAME'S END	0	60	38	43	31	57	59	47	57	0	59	0	49	0	0	52	44	36	51	44	0	0	0	46	62	51	0	0
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31

Individual data

	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TM TOT
OZPBW		12	4	2		5	11	4	6		3		11			8	5	2	3	5				2	5	5			OZPBW	93
OZPBL		10	6	3	2	4	10	2	6		1		14			8	7	2	5	6					5	3			OZPBL	94
SKI +		6	1	1			1		2		1		7			1	1		1	3					3	2			SKI +	30
SKI-		1	4	3			1		1										2							2			SKI-	14
DI+		7	3	7	3	2	5	3	5		3		3			2	2	1	2	2					4	1			DI+	55
DI-		1		1					1		1		1				1	1		2						2			DI-	11
DZPBW		3	8	6	1	8	9	3	6		7		1			2	6	4	5	2				9	14	9			DZPBW	103
DZPBL		7	9	1	2	7	5	10	4		8		3			1	6	8	3	5				11	11	4			DZPBL	105
NZPBW		6	1	4		1	1	3	1		4		1			2	2	1	4	5				1	5	4			NZPBW	46
NZPBL		5	1	6	2	2	2	1	2		1		1			1	2		2	5						6			NZPBL	39
DZTA		2		2			1	1			2								1	1				3	3	2			DZTA	18
DZGA		2			1	1	2	2	1		3		1					1	2					5	6	1		4	DZGA	32
NZTA						1												1	1					1					NZTA	4
NZGA		1		4					1		1					1	3	1	1					1	1	1			NZGA	16
DZFOW																				2						1			DZFOW	3
DZFOL				3												1				1						1			DZFOL	6
DZPKFOW				3																									DZPKFOW	3
DZPKFOL				1																1									DZPKFOL	2
OZPPFOW		7																											OZPPFOW	7
OZPPFOL		1		1																3									OZPPFOL	5
OZFOW		3		1																									OZFOW	4
OZFOL		3	1	1													3		1	1						1			OZFOL	11
PS THRU						1					1														4				PS THRU	6
OZ PS BL				3							1		2					1											OZ PS BL	7
DZBS		1			1	4		1			5							2						2	1	1			DZBS	18
POINTS X2																													POINTS X2	0
+/-		-1	-4	-4	-2	-2	-1	-1			-2		-2			-1		-2	-1	-1				-2	-2	-2			+/-	-30
SHOTS		2	2	1	1	1	3		1		2		2				1		2	1					4	1			SHOTS	24
WINS	0	48	15	23	4	21	30	14	21	0	26	0	23	0	0	14	17	9	18	20	0	0	0	16	41	24	0	0	WINS	384
BATTLES	0	80	40	54	13	37	51	30	37	0	44	0	47	0	0	27	39	25	35	45	0	0	0	35	66	47	0	4	BATTLES	756
GRADE	0	60	38	43	31	57	59	47	57	0	59	0	49	0	0	52	44	36	51	44	0	0	0	46	62	51	0	0	GRADE	51
PLAYER	6	11	13	14	15	20	21	22	32	34	44	45	46	47	51	52	53	55	57	58	63	67	68	75	76	81	94	31		TM GR

Why the lost

Um......
.......Habs.......play.......bad